State Rep. Tarah Toohil said in a statement released Saturday by her lawyers that she was in a consensual relationship with fellow Republican Rep. Nick Miccarelli six years ago "but there were terrible moments that were non-consensual."

Her protection order request alleges that he pointed a gun at her at one point and has harassed and stalked her since their relationship ended, and she has been "in fear for my safety at work" since filing a complaint against him in the state House. A Luzerne County judged granted the restraining order Friday, barring Miccarelli from contacting Toohil and prohibiting him from possessing firearms.

Pennsylvania state Rep. Nick Miccarelli, R-DelawareAP File Photo

"As a public official, I believe that I have a duty to step forward to protect other women," Toohil said, adding that it had taken her years to identify that she was a victim of violence.

"This does not define me. It's something that happened to me," she said. "And if I -- as a lawyer and a lawmaker -- could be this afraid of that individual, then I can only imagine how the other victims feel, which is why I am coming out publicly."

PennLive's policy is not to identify victims of sexual abuse. Toohil, however, gave permission to be identified through her attorney.

In a separate allegation against Miccarelli, a political consultant claims that after she ended their relationship in 2014, Miccarelli came to her house and forced her to have sex, holding her neck during part of the alleged attack. Miccarelli has denied those allegations, too.

Their attorneys said both women came forward after Miccarelli posted comments on Facebook on the national furor over sexual misconduct allegations.

Miccarelli, 35, who got married last month, is serving his fifth two-year term representing a district just outside Philadelphia. Spokesman Frank Keel called them outrageous and baseless, part of a smear campaign, and questioned why Toohil would wait "six long years" to take legal action.

The women's attorneys criticized Miccarelli's statements as "really just continued abuse of a victim."